Take-home slipsPsalm 139:9-10

How to learn a verseASV

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Psalm 139:9-10 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.If I take ___ wings of the ______, And dwell in ___ uttermost parts of ___ sea; Even there _____ thy hand lead ___, And thy right ____ shall hold me.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.If ___ ____ the _____ ___ the ______, ___ dwell ___ ___ uttermost _____ ___ the ___; ____ there _____ ___ hand ____ ___, And ___ _____ hand _____ ____ me.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I I t t w o t m, A d i t u p o t s; E t s t h l m, A t r h s h m.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 139:9-10

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verseASV

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Psalm 139:9-10 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.If I take ___ wings of the ______, And dwell in ___ uttermost parts of ___ sea; Even there _____ thy hand lead ___, And thy right ____ shall hold me.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.If ___ ____ the _____ ___ the ______, ___ dwell ___ ___ uttermost _____ ___ the ___; ____ there _____ ___ hand ____ ___, And ___ _____ hand _____ ____ me.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I I t t w o t m, A d i t u p o t s; E t s t h l m, A t r h s h m.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 139:9-10

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.